From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Andy Burnelli   wrote:   
   >   
   >It got me wondering...   
   >Who sorts a set of 4 tires by price high to low? Or by brand?   
      
   My father would sort by price.  He would always buy the cheapest possible   
   tires.  It's a wonder he wasn't killed on the highway as a result, too.   
      
   I will sort by brand, because in general once I find a tire I like, I will   
   stick with that particular model of tire, or the successor to that model,   
   as long as possible.   
      
   >I'm 75 and have replaced my tires for decades where my current philosophy is   
   >that (a) tires are tires, and (if you're replacing all four as a set), then   
   >you (b) you buy that set by the spec and finally, (c), if the specs are   
   >almost or exactly the same, then you decide by price (lower is better).   
      
   Tires are not tires.  Find a set you like, then keep buying them.  Someday   
   they will be discontinued and then you will have an adventure.  Put that off   
   as long as possible.   
      
   Specs are nice, but two tires with the same numbers on the website may feel   
   totally different on your car.   
   --scott   
      
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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